Bylas, Arizona

Bylas, Arizona
Historic Bylas Town marker
Location of Bylas in Graham County, Arizona.
Bylas
Bylas
Coordinates: 33°07′45″N 110°07′00″W / 33.12917°N 110.11667°W / 33.12917; -110.11667
CountryUnited States
StateArizona
CountyGraham
Indian ReservationSan Carlos Apache Indian Reservation
Area
  Total
4.20 sq mi (10.88 km2)
  Land4.18 sq mi (10.83 km2)
  Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation
2,622 ft (799 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
1,782
  Density426.21/sq mi (164.55/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
ZIP code
85530
Area code928
FIPS code04-08710
GNIS feature ID2582743

Bylas (Western Apache: Hago'teełe) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Graham County, Arizona, United States, located within the San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,962. The community has a medical clinic, a police substation, and a market. Bylas is an Apache settlement divided into two communities, one of the White Mountain Apache, the other of San Carlos and Southern Tonto Apache. It is named for Bylas (a.k.a. Bailish) a chief of the Eastern White Mountain Apache band.